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1. manufacturer A SCSI Enable m 7 pin sim ETE pin SCSI Channel A Termi DIMM 4B Bank 4 KE 1 DIMM Bank 4 Em nation Enable DIMM 3D Bank 3 1 ui g DIMM 3C Bank 3 C SCSI Channel Termi di DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Far nation Enable Y DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU1 y DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 rl DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 E E DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 fen CPU2 SUPERG X7DBR 8 i nonn Brage Fang GLAM EEY Sem PCI X 133MHz iu UP om E JPG1E I 5 pm H 5 South PXH V Bridge H v Scu lt E 3 SER CTRLR 0 2 4 EE Ux E SO 1ME ZER E 2 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition The system can notify you in the event Closed Enabled of a power supply failure This feature Open Disabled Defa
2. DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main Bin E pim Ic EX WR 5 0 i DIMM 4C Bank 4 RT PWR lew B J 2 2 DIMM 4B Bank 4 oe KE DIM M 4A Bank 4 bord rai C Compact Flash Master r DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID Switch DIMM 3 Bank 3 suits Slave Select DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 m H Bank 3 Fan r DIMM 2D Bank 2 pii E DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 Li DIMM 2A Bank 2 r DIMM 1D Bank 1 a DIMM 1C Bank 1 di DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan 2 SUPER 7 8 norn Brage Fan GLAN1 e JWE1 Eos PCI X 133MHz mE LExal 7 Exal i an i GLANZ JPGTR I i LAN Battery lt suzer _ 55 8 lt 9 South PXH V Bridge m pee SCSI M 5 JB 3 CTRLR Q un ES 2 8 95 SERO EVET B4 5 lt JCOM2 SO100MHzZCRi rem py pur Gataoleataalsataal EB 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs
3. DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i norn erage Fan gus m cm 7 5 133MHz EE an PG EN py ISS LAN Battery FP Buzze HETE Sr gt South PXH V Bridge CR scsi 44 s 1 38 o CTRLR Sao Q un EE EPL 58 O 9 s so 805 Dz SMSO Bu lt SO 100MHzZCR1 Wo Jags SATAa 2 19 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Power Fault PWR Supply Failure PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Connect a cable from your power Ennio supply to the Power Failure header PWR 1 Fail JPWF to provide warnings of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR1 is enabled the system will notify you when any Pin Setting Definition of the three power modules fails Pin 1 Ground Alarm Reset Connect JAR1 to a mi
4. NE L ETI LLL _ H EZ cy mcum UPER X7DBR 8 i ves Neo t oe m on j jl I 1 Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 VGA Port Blue SCSI Channel B OMAN DOA FWD See Section 2 5 for details B Front Control Panel Chapter 2 Installation JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins E E X7DBR 8 i SuPER li rj EX ME
5. o U mr B Groun X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED 2 9 Ground Ground NMI X Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V Ground p DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Groun 5 j n E DIMM 4C Bank 4 E Een DIMM 4B Bank 4 KB Li DIMM 4A Bank 4 Ewil pal ri DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt m Pin w x
6. 1 DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main pin 8 pin Bank 4 PWR Far pure E DIMM 4C Bank 4 PWR 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 EWE rail DIMM 3D Bank 3 LE UID 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 sues m DIMM 3B Bank 3 oH DIMM 3A Bank 3 Far r DIMM 2D Bank 2 eau DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 r DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 a DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fanj CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i nonn Briag Fand lot 1 2 JWF1 GLAN1 ie Li Tote FE 3 Es E PCI X 133MHz 8 an cum Pst 00 ELI J i 99 suze 618 Sy j gt South PXH V Bridge SCSI T1 CTRLR JB CTRLR 52 un EE ES PL1 o 2a mE so BOS EVE SATA1 SATA3 SATAS D3 con SO 100MHzZCR1 Jags 2 4 HET 2 17 A Keyboard B Mouse C COM1 D COM2 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be woken up by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in sus pend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1
7. 2 25 Watch Pre 2 25 SCSI Controller 2 26 SCSI Termination Enabled Dsiabled 2 26 3rd PWR S pply PWR Fault errem octies 2 27 VGA Enable DISable nr EP eet EUR EYE DO Rer 2 27 Tag 7M rMr7r rM N I5I D MD MMMMJMDMM Z2 2 28 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 28 2 Onboard sisya PE oari V bra 2 29 GLAN LE D M 2 29 Onboard SCSI Activity BED retreat caecos 2 30 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive SIMSO DIMM IPMI Zero Channel RAID and SCSI C n CID kra b ya k da bak a Ke aa d wa 2 31 Floppy COMNE CHOP si bakan h nan 2 31 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual SIMS clo MEM 2 32 Zero Channel RAID Card 2 32 IDE Soie cL 2 33 Ultra 320 SCSI 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting 3 1 Before Power On E 3 1 H R 3 1 NO EU 3 1 Memory zingo u 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration
8. a b na 2 15 Chassis Intrusion ioi tree ene 2 15 FAN 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 17 Sella POS Pot 2 17 2 18 Wakes OTDSLAN T 2 18 GEAN Ethernet Ports rec 2 19 Speaker Power LED 2 19 Power n 2 20 Alarm R SOL b ete n na v dl Gir ern kena da h ew 2 20 Overheat LED Fan 2 21 SMB HR 2 21 SMB Power iiec Se RE REEL ER DERE 2 22 VGA C n GO arka kana ka kina a Q ak an ure nan W N A n 2 22 Compact Flash Card PWR 2 23 Unit Identification 2 23 2 6 Jumper Iu d likan balin k sual km akan kan kn la an zila d san b heya naa sa kak ka b kar 2 24 Explanation of JUMPETS nan kya na dan nak n dan y 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable s yay n reae kik xan vaka b kaya ka xw kan k v yi 2 24 e rgeuec
9. Lm 22 as EPL 3 2 2 JPL2 55 5 05 SO 100MHzZCR1 wo Jag XJ sarao 4 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The X7DBR 8 X7DBR i has five chas sis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan5 See Pin Definition 1 Ground the table on the right for pin definitions The 2 ery onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal achometer Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled A Fan 1 sf DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATW 5 i DIMM 4C Ban E DIMM T CE 2 E B Fan 2 KE DIMM 4A Bank 4 ET Ewl rau C Fan 3 DIMM 3D Bank 3 x ww d DIMM 3E Bank 3 D 4 L DIMM 3A Bank 3 r DIMM 2D Bank 2 REY E Fan 5 Som E DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 r DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 di DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i GANT P Of
10. N lt gt SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis Pin Definition i Vcc overheating or fan failure Refer to OH Fan Fail Indicator the table on the right for pin defini Status tions State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 5 Vcc Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail 48 DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main pin E pin 830 x DIMM 4C Bank 4 rs Par Fe DIMM 4B Bank 4 Groun NMI DIMM 4A Bank 4 E Era r DIMM 3D Bank 3 T E Pin UID g DIMM 3C Bank 3 jui X x a DIMM 3B Bank 3 E DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fan DIMM 2D Bank 2 edi Power LED Vcc DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 E HDD LED Vcc DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1 Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank
11. 3 1 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 krna ba ka kela 4 1 4 2 RUNNING SOUP anu n 4 2 4 3 M in BIOS Setup ione ere eor 4 2 4 4 Advanced 4 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 24 420 4 25 def n etr reisen a 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes sssssseseeseeee eee B 1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup C 1 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and E 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the ut
12. 4 DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main pin B pin 80 1 IM eu Port2 Enable di DIMM 4B Bank 4 KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 PW Bean DIMM 3D Bank 3 E DIMM 3C Bank 3 Jui usao DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jonii DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fd r DIMM 2D Bank 2 cpus 9 DIMM 2C Bank 2 amp DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i veis Fan T per JAE E958 133MHz ia M ee i an GLAN2 rer 00 H I LAN H 55 u Ay Be 0 South PXH V Bridge T E r zan SCSI 5a E 1 FE 5 a 5 i CTRLR un sg 88 8 a gt E so BIOS sATA3 SATAS SMSO EMET B4 jeu JCOMZ SO 100MBe ZOR J4E3 sarAo 4 2 24 DA1 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at t
13. Nane UolunB RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See Note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the C
14. 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DBR 8 X7DBR All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for CPU Cores Memory Chipset 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12 12V 3 3V Standby 5V standby and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the Screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU over
15. 75 80 and 85 Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan5 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa This option is to 3 pin fan to allow the fan speed to be controlled by voltage Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V VRO P12V VR1 FSB VTT PXHV Vcore ES2B CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See the Note on Page 4 18 This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 75 80 and 85 Highlight this and hit Enter to see
16. goe Wer Pe pc x 133MHz EXE Ed GLANZ 1 1 g H COR O 5 South PXH V Bridge E pre SCSI 58 ow CTRLR Sap 3 E34 so sos 95 JCOM2 SMSO SO100MHzZCR WOR won ae pes per TUM ETA RAA T H 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located at JKM and JMS See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports is a connector located on the Backpanel COM2 is a header located at JCOM2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 9 a 4 Cc N Data NC Ground Clock VCC NC Pin 2 3 4 5 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Definition CD 6 RD 7 TD 8 DTR 9 Ground 10 Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection
17. 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 suoi eee di DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jon DIMM Bank 3 E Power LED d DIMM 2D Bank 2 cpu DIMM 2C Bank 2 E DIMM 2B Bank 2 HDD LED DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 b DIMM 1C Bank 1 NIC1 LED Vcc E DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fang NIC2 LED Vcc cpu SUPERG X7DBR 8 i nonn erase OH Fan Fail LED Vcc ET poseg E E95 1 er FS na PWR Fail LED i Ground South PXH Bridge lt 2 CRR Sar XU om 28 EPH as Bos 93 xs m per qr BATT 9 e NM Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 13 5V HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin De
18. DIMM Bank 3 Fand com DIMM 20 Bank 2 cpu DIMM 2C Bank 2 A 24 pin ATX PWR d DIMM 2B Bank 2 I DIMM 2A Bank 2 B 8 pin Processor PWR r DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 E C 4 pin PWR E DIMM 1B Bank 1 T DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan 2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i Norn erase EF m Pe 1 XE Jer 8 Dn HM BA Buzze Bate 89 BS gt South PXH V Bridge 5 scsi CTRIR 1 38 5 CTRLR Da2 un FE 28 E jJPL1 3 85 mpe 80 805 5 saras _ Ux EEJ E Bet pes gna 50100MFZZCR1 won wer HEN E i Sarao 2 sArA4 LT 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB Front Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USB USBO0 1 USB2 3 There are five USB 2 0 Universal Tie DEO Serial Bus ports headers on the MES motherboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 JUSB1 and the other are Front Panel USB headers USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB 4 JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Front Panel USB USB4 Pin Definitions PO Data DOS Data
19. 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Fan Fail Overheat LED JOH1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas sis overheating This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions ee n State Message 1 5vDC OH Active Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system Pin Definition 1 Data Ground Clock 2 3 4 No Connection DIMM 4D Bank 4 Main pin 8 pin PWR DIMM 4C Bank 4 us PWR Pree DIMM 4B Bank 4 eed inm UID KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 c o DIMM 3D Bank 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 qijan Fand DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2D Bank 2 T A OH Fan Fail LED DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 B SMB Header DIMM 2A Bank 2 Fez DIMM 1D Bank 1 1 Fan IUSB0 1 1 2 Bank3 j Bank4 COM1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i weise Fan Pe sac eque JWE1 E 133MH
20. Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQA Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are
21. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 4 11 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Memo
22. kya ebane lane dak ne k aaay ba a kak ancak tenenti nine nan 1 12 Super E 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 PIO CAUTIONS Em 2 1 UNPACKING Rott CETT ES 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink 2 2 2 9 Installing DIMMS rere kak epe t ter te na ten xe kaw socer 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 Front Control Panel eire pedes deis ya daka AE 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions iii EE 2 10 NMI 2 10 Power LED ya s ne eee e n e OM Ee venues 2 10 2 11 NICT NIC2 E EDS u inre ede teca Fee oce aa N w da Feeds 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 12 Power Fall WED anek saze Ka Saad n na ht AEAEE ERAS 2 12 Table of Contents R s t Buttm cax EE 2 13 Power BUtol 2 13 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 14 ATX Power Connector 2 eet re i esi ee er Eee ee 2 14 Processor Power Connector 2 14 Universal Serial Bus 0 1
23. rH DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU1 En y DIMM 2C Bank 2 mi DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 a mi DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i norn Briage Fan GLAM TSEC EEY ES pciex 1 TES Exel Send 2919 GLAN2 JPG1E 1 5 2 South PXH V Bridge RE VGA lt 25 DA2 5 EE ico Ss SSS gt 284 Sex sesi wel EE 2 25 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual SCSI Controller Enable SCSI Enable Disable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis able the Adaptec SCSI controller The default setting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Default Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for SCSI Channel JPA2 and Channel con nectors The default setting is open to enable termination See the table on the right for jumper settings Open default Enabled Closed Disabled Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the
24. 1 SATA Port 2 HDC MD748GD BBFLA2 31 88F31 1 5 SATA Port 3 HDC MD 748GD BBFLA1 27 88D27 1 5 SRIR Port 5 HDC HD 48GD BBFLA2 31 88F31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press Enter The following screen appears D 16 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level format ting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press Enter The following screen appears 9 Run tn Fwd Uwe My ce de Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller MB Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 5138001385 3 85 1a SRIR Port 1 HDC WD 48GD BBFLR1 27 88027 1 SATA Port 2 1 1 SATA Port 3 B8D27 1 5 SRIR Port 5 J BBF31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Sears u Run tin Fwd ye du Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller D 17 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual T
25. 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid pos sible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening 97 all four screws Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend N that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink 0 4 SCREW screws from the motherboard in the re qm sequence as show in the picture on the right Lo N0 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the pic ture on the right and gently wiggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wiggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of
26. 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is completed the system will auto matically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you mustfirst configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Controller D 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Seria
27. 2D 3B 3D 4A 4B 4C 4D Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed For best performance please install memory modules of the same speed and same type in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Chapter 2 Installation Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional below for details Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Refer to the Memory Availability Table System Device Size Firmware Hub flash memory 1 MB System BIOS Local APIC 4KB Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if 512 MB needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB TSEG 1 Memory available to BIOS OS applications Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 76 3 51 3 99 3 01 2 85 2 84 2 84 Figure 2 2 Insta
28. BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each se
29. Bank 1 z E DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 J DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan 2 SUPERG X7DBR 8 i kert sisse Fan GLAN1 dieque ES pcx 133MHz XE eval EE ese PE an JPG1R 1 _ GLAN2 il N LAN Battery Buzzer 5 o s gt South PXH V Bridge Li u E im scsi T 5 JB oS s 2 e 5 CTRLR Q un 58 i 5 Bios 2 SIMSO B4 ISATA1 SATA3 SATA5 M SO NOMHEZCRT 4 MLT 2 30 ity LED B SCSI Channel B Activ ity LED oj J4E3 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive SIMSO DIMM IPMI Zero Channel RAID Card and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located at inf Definition Pin Definition J22 See the table below for pin Ground FDHDIN definitions Ground Reserved Key FDEDIN Ground Index Ground Mo
30. Bank 3 lt 5 Pin 1 uo 2 DIMM 3C Bank 3 suc DIMM 3B Bank 3 HH DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fand DIMM 2D Bank 2 DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 2 X7DBR 8 i North Briage 2 GLANI smc ari WE 790 pci x 133MHz Ecne seri JPGTE 0 EY i bie Buzer E T LAN az 8 a South PXHY Bridge ul ea nm scsi 1 CTRLR JBT CTRLR 5 2 un EE 28 Pu 63 95 0 2 805 5 x SSO BRE p J E5 BET w Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby NMI X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset ve Ground PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Def
31. Ground Ground a amp WwW N N A NA Ground Key Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable Pin t Definition from the chassis to inform you of a 1 Intrusion Input chassis intrusion when the chassis is Ground opened A Backpanel USB 0 1 B Front Panel USB 2 3 ir DIMM jain ji p rj8 pirr IE DINN ac Bank 3 Am C Front Panel USB 4 5 DIMM 4B Bank 4 Eee DIMM 4A Bank 4 D Chassis Intrusion NS DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID p 2 DIMM 3C Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fand H DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU1 E DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 r DIMM 1D Bank 1 x DIMM 1C Bank 1 1 qi DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fang CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i kort else Fan Gaii P SEBC ge z E E 1 L Beneal E SUM JPGiE Fi South PXH V Bridge ven lt 2
32. H 55 u South PXH V Bridge T u 9 lt B li JBT1 3S 2 CTRLR paz e EM 88 PL 8 23 E e 90 BIOS 1 5 _ SMSO pe B4 paean amp Oe SO CRY J4E3 4 2 23 A Compact Flash PWR Connector B Front Panel UID Switch JUID1 C Back Panel UID Switch JUID2 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Bienes 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used A to choose between optional settings ee 7 Jumpers create shorts between two Cap pins to change the function of the y ELE connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit _ board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port1 Enable
33. Microsoft s web sites 4 13 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled PECI Absent Alarm Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the PECI Absent Alarm will be activated if the function of PECI Platform Environment Control Interface is not available for the onboard process s or for the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel R Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information
34. RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Usin
35. S E 3 Ex Ab B4 5 lt 5502 So d00MHe zo D SATA4 HEL 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper A GLAN1 2 A mE B PWR LED Speaker 5 E DIMM 4C Bank 4 PWR m E 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 EWE EX Fait r DIMM 3D Bank 3 E g DIMM 3C Bank 3 sui usBon E DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 20 Bank 2 CPU1 i DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM ZA Bank 2 Fan DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fang 1 Bankt
36. The green LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Activi LED Link ES icp GLAN Activity Indicator LED Color Definition No Activity or 10 Mbps Blinking GLAN Link Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps A GLAN Port1 LEDs DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main EET 5 i DIMM 4C Bank 4 MR E B GLAN Port2 LEDs E DIMM 4B Bank 4 pos KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 Eg Fera rai DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID USB0 1 2 DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUI D 8 3B Bank 3 sou 3 H DIMM 2D Bank 2 af y DIMM 2C Bank 2 E DIMM 2B Bank 2 L DIMM 2A Bank 2 rf DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 di DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i 2 an t P mul a T06 PCI X 133MHz J ril 5 ani GLAN2 cr Ez 5 i JAR LAN Battery 23
37. UID Switches on the motherboard The Front Panel UID Switch JUID1 is connected to the Front Control Panel The Back Panel BP UID Switch JUID2 is located next to DIMMZAD When you push the UID Switch JUID1 on the Front Control Panel both BP UID and FP UID Indicators will be lit Push the UID Switch again to turn off both Indicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service DIMM 4D Bank 4 DIMM 4C Bank 4 PWR ATX Main DIMM 4B Bank 4 Bank4 1 KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 m F DIMM 3D Bank 3 Fail lt DIMM 3C Bank 3 Bank3 USBO 1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Tas ec DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU1 COM1 DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 Banki DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 SUPERG X7DBR 8 i North Bridge CPU2 Fand 07 2 2 2 GLANI see E pc x 133MHz uc uc m 22915 u po PGi i I LAN Battery 99
38. X slot One PCI X 133 MHz slot Slot 6 BIOS e 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 and USB Keyboard support PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12 12 3 3V Standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control Environmental temperature monitor and control Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Power on mode for power recovery Onboard I O Six SATA ports supporting RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 One SIMSO IPMI socket AOC SIMSO One SOZCR socket AOC SOZCR1 Two Giga bit LAN ports with IOAT Technology One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One IDE w Compact Flash Card supported One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 p
39. X7DBR 8 X7DBR The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the
40. e PORT PORT PORT E E i 1 v JPCIE3 2 3 Li gl ls em 5 SJE J JPCIX1 4 n PORT PORT LATA 100 J PCI EXP X8 HEI EXE XEN M B m IDE CONN x 4 1 H A 4 dm PCIX 133 PCI EXP X4 1 x PXH V N 8987 d ni i 0 J12 amp ESB2 SCSI 3 0 cb sN S lA PCI X 133 6 Uu ol Nw 7902 PE wn 4 id VGA VGA PCI 32 33MMZ id CONN CTRLR usp 2 0 N ff LPC FRONT PANEL C4 SIO RJ45 Gb LAN W83627 FWH HW MONITOR GILGAL W83793G SIMSO E 1 2 CON 45 HG SYSTEM POWER a 5 COMI KB COM2 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the 5000P Chipset Note This is a general chipset block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P chipset the X7DBR 8 X7DBR i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communica tions presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000P chipset supports a single or dual Dempsey 64 bit dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000P Memory Controller Hub the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the subsys tem PXHV The 5000P MCH chips
41. monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan5 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa This option is to 3 pin fan to allow the fan speed to be controlled by voltage Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat 4 19 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic the Note on Page 4 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 75 CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU Highligh
42. reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt gt The following screen will appear RAID Volune Port Drive Model Serial LECHE INL 728 Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation a Insert Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000
43. set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPERGX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Lo
44. the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at_a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 2A and so on See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module t
45. 1 NIC1 LED Vcc DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fari 2 NIC2 LED Vcc SUPER X7DBR 8 i Fan m qui OH Fan Fajl LED Vcc BoP PES ed P ead J r EEG PWR Fail LED Vcc LAN Bum H 8 i m Ground Reset Reset Button PXH V Bridge 8 emr scsi m Power Button 22 CTRLR Sao um Ground PWR EE 25 P5 mI EVET SATA1 5 sot Wo 243 t sarA2 SATA JCOM2 9 N Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend but ton with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button Pug Fee s fi DIMM 4D Bank 4 30 4 ul DIMM 4C Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 Groun DIMM 4A Bank 4 B Eden DIMM 3D
46. 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify
47. 5000P chipset the Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UItraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA
48. Buzzet B South PXH V Bridge ul E a VGA lt 2 ss SCSI JBT1 gt CTRLR Q un 29 8 5 Ed sio Bos 93 SNES pus 4 sarAs x 50 100MHzZCR WOR Wo JES B 2 4 BEI 2 29 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Onboard SCSI Activity LED Indicators X7DBR 8 only There are two Onboard SCSI Activity LED indicators on the X7DBR 8 DA1 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel A and DA2 indicates the activity status of Chan nel B A SCSI Channel A Activ DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main pin E pin WR PWR y DIMM 4C Bank 4 RT PWR f amp DIMM 4B Bank 4 FIN KB DIM M 4A Bank 4 E End rat r DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID 3 Switch USBO0 1 F DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUID1L 1 DIM JOH1 a ET T Bank 3 3 E r DIMM 2D Bank 2 i DIMM 2C Bank 2 di DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 and r DIMM 1D
49. CI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for 1 MASS Mass Data Storage ZCR Zero Channel RAID This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Note PCI X 133MHz is not supported by ZCR 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Slot1 PCI X 133MHz Slot2 PCI Exp x8 x4 Slot3 PCI Exp x4 Slot4 PCI Exp x8 and Slot5 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled
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51. Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to activate USB devices specified by the user The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to ac
52. Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block stor age devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the prev
53. If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enab
54. Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis E 2 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ery 181 UDer 101 emote Info Health In Remote Control mE i NEN Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Notes
55. NZ JPG1k 1 BOR j g South PXH V Bridge SCSI JBT1 18 51 CTRLR 542 un za 88 EX Pes m mm so Jorn a s 2 33 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector Ultra 320 SCSI Pin Definitions J28 Connectors X7DBR Pin Definition Pin Definition 8 only 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 There are two SCSI 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 connectors on the 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 motherboard SCSI 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 Channel A is located at 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 JA1 and SCSI Channel B 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 is located at JA2 Refer to the table below for th esi E 9 9 3 43 3 pin definitions of the Ultra So ecsi i 0 DB 4 44 DB 4 connectors 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 located at JA1 and JA2 08 6 m DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 4 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 8 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK A SCSI Cha
56. Ports IDE1 IDE2 Note IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED JAR1 Alarm Reset Enable JPWF Power Supply Failure Connector See Chapter 2 JPCIE1 JPCIE2 PCI Exp x8 Slots Slot7 SE8C Slot See Note 6 on Page 1 4 JUID1 JUID2 Universal Idenfication Switches 1 amp 2 PCI X Slot6 PCI X 133MHz Slot PWR LED SPKR 101 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR SMB J17 Power System Management 2 Header SATAO SATA5 JS1 6 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors SCSI Chan JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors X7DBR 8 SMB J18 System Management Bus Header SIMSO SIM SO DIMM IPMI Slot SO ZCR1 Zero Channel RAID Card Slot USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB4 Back Panel USB 0 1 Front Panel USB 2 3 FP USB4 VGA J15 VGA Connector WOL JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header 1 5 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 667 MHz 1 066 GHz 1 333 GHz Memory 16 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset ntel 5000P chipset including the 5000P Memory Control Hub MCH the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the I O subsystem PXHV Expansion Slots Three PCI Express slots three slots at x8 4GB sec One 64 bit PCI
57. SUPERO SUPERO X7DBR 8 SUPERO X7DBR i USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of
58. Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives RAID GtStripe RAID 1 Mirror itripe Size Create RAID v 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create When Appropriate RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10
59. a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the Socket Do not move the CPU hori zontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid dam age to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is prop erly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the Socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard ZAN Warning Please keep the plastic cap The motherboard and the CPU must be shipped with the plas tic cap properly installed to protect the CPU pins Shipment without the CPU plastic cap properly installed will void the warranty Chapter 2 Installation North Center Edge South Center Edge gold dot Socket Key Socket Notch CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle Corner with a triangle cutout Plastic cap is released from the load plate amp if the CPUS installed 2 3 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink
60. an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPERGX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a
61. an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below anage Arrays DISE E Aree reate firray 68 mirror RAID 1 34 408 dd Delete Hotspare EO Configure Drives Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl and B Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootabl
62. ank 3 ig UID DIMM 3C Bank 3 a A SIMSO Slot uano 8 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 d DIM ZO Semi a T En B SOZCR1 Socket da y DIMM 2C Bank 2 8 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 Em DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 DIMM 4B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan CPU2 SUPERG X7DBR 8 i nonn erage S PCI X 133MHz a Ed Eel 1 an GLAN2 JPG1K 1 ji Ey South Channel A 0320 LVD SE Bridge Q un E so BIOs SCSI Chann Dat Bus 4 5 SATA4 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions There are two IDE Connectors JIDE1 ping Definition Pin Definition Blue JIDE2 White on the mother Reset IDE 2 Ground board The blue IDE connector JIDE1 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 is designated as the Primary IDE Drive 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 The white IDE connector JIDE2 is des 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 ignated as
63. ate at much higher speeds with better power manage ment in much safer environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DBR 8 X7DBR i is ideal for high performance dual processor DP enterprise server environments This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent
64. change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select
65. creen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ESB2 Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press Enter d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose The Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press Enter The OS Setup will automati cally load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is c
66. cro switch to Pin 2 5V enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions aas m um Bank 4 A DIMM 4B Bank 4 Ec KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 EWE E d cau DIMM 3D Bank 3 UID 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 su A Power Fault E DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jon Li DIMM 3A Bank 3 d B Alarm Reset DIMM 2C Bank 2 E DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 di DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 E 3 CPU2 SUPERO X7DBR 8 i norn sriage Fan4 2 1 eum SEN Tu JE je PCI X 133MHz s n E mE 1 1 HL S l a Battery 23 Ella 55 9 E South PXH V Bridge w SCSI lt 8 3 CTRLR JBT1 gt H CTRLR sg Ba PL1 58 85 Epe so 805 5 _ SMSO a pe pa gna JCOM2 50 100MHzZCR1 TOR og sarao 2 5
67. damage to the components Note Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual iii Manual Organization keka ee rh ked n n b kk Zik d na kab h RR iii Conventions Used in the iii Chapter 1 Introduction 191 CRIAM 1 1 CHECKS eT 1 1 Contacting S per lG aya nlne N wan dakan na a 1 2 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i Image 1 3 SUPERG X7DBR 8 X7DBR i Layout eke kk 1 4 QUICK Reference c Da Saz bn kudi 1 5 Motherboard 1 6 Intel 5000P Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview sssseseseeee dila k wan d n bada ak ba adir ln aa h wa Dada va ka ah haa WA 1 9 1 3 Speclal Features erre deep lan kan E kalak kala dalan ka dl k na dka a ana ka b aa 1 10 Recovery from AC Power 055 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring ise terre yaaa niyada alin d na ba da A y bad uza Wu an 1 10 1 5 ACPI F atU eee erret tete ho n baw za banan uk a beka sa daka 1 11 1 6 Power Supply
68. e ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume N Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt gt b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will
69. e array will be deleted and the asterisk will disap pear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array D 11 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press delete and then press Enter 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected ien TASA tes Hse bem BA 51 38 1385 74 355 85 HDC HD 48GD BBFLA2 53 RGB B1 HDC HD 4B6D BBFLf1 569 8GB 92 HDC HD74ACD BAFLAZ 59 BGB 83 HDC HD 48GD BRFLR1 69 4GB Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No D 12 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existi
70. e next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD E 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual B Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor 111 interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information E Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer Edit View Favorites Tools Help Health
71. e no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and memory modules 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to 3 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For port 80h codes refer to App Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is config
72. eive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i motherboard The SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i supports dual Intel Xeon 64 bit dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 667 MHz 1 066 GHz 1 333 GHz With dual 64 bit Xeon dual core processors the 5000P chipset and 16 DDR2 FBD 667 533 memory modules built in the X7DBR 8 X7DBR i offers substantial functionality and performance enhancements to the motherboards based on the NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining compat ible with the 32 bit based software The features include Intel Hyper Threading Technology Virtualization Technoogy Hyper Pipelined Technology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Monitor 1 2 TM1 TM2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Exten sions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to oper
73. et is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset connects up to 16 Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing up to 64 GB of DDR2 FBD ECC memory The chipset also provides three x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interface to the ESB2 In addition the 5000P chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000P chipset the Xeon Dual Core Processor provides a feature set as follows The Xeon Dual Core Processor L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands 1 9 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced section to change this setting Note Default Last State
74. finition 9 11 10 12 Vcc PWR Fail A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Pig MEET FM DIMM 4D Bank 4 E DIMM 4C Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ui Groun NMI DIMM 3D Bank 3 2 DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUID1L 1 X USB0 1 a DIMM 3B Bank 3 E x DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fani Vcc Vcc DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 e ij HDD LED y DIMM 1C Bank 1 G DIMM Bank 1 d DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fani NIC1 LED l DIMM 2C Bank 2 Power LED DIMM 1D Bank 1 U2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i nonn erase 2 NIC2 LED Vcc Vcc i OH Fan Fail LED a E 133MHz in Jen i JPG1E I EY 5 sO IDE1 Vcc D PWR Fail LED Floppy LAN VGA sum Ground Reset Reset Button L JBT1 CTRLR um a8 U320 LVD SE Ground PWR gt Power Button SCSI Chi U320 Channel A TPH so sos m gus SATA1 5 3483 t arao 2 4 JCOM2
75. for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DBR 8 X7DBR i has sixteen 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are expe riencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to co
76. g Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The follow ing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 15 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Ren stin Fwd Ue M ne d Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Tears u Run etn Fwd we Mw ce du Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 select SATA Disk and press Enter SATA Port 8 5138001385 3 85 1 5 SATA Port 1 HDC WD 48GD BBFLAL 27 88027
77. g in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS P Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components TEX ENE 4 23 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to
78. g the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test Uolunes Hone defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model H HDC WD25885I 1 HDC WD2588ST HD2588JI WD2588JI HD CIRL 0 1 BIOS v4 38 AHS Adapter Si ight 444 Pre yt Ch ID LUN Serial HD HMAL 72834971 HD HMRL 72834599 WD HMREH 137 WD MMAEH 1449527 Type Status Vol ID 199 Configuration Utility 2 Inc Rights Reserved Select TM Utility b b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for refer ence only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel CR Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved
79. g the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the rocessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor Socket Clip Load Plate 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the Socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below
80. he disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB
81. he same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Jumper Setting Definition Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the sys Pins 1 2 Reset tem when a software application hangs Pins default 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an ap Pins2 3 NMI plication hangs Pins 2 3 will generate a non open Disabled maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS A Clear CMOS n 3 B Watch Dog Enable DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main PFPE pin Watch Dog Enable 33 z DIMM 4C Bank a me EWR Fi di DIMM 4B Bank 4 py DIMM 4A Bank 4 PWF DIMM 3D Bank 3 T didis UID 2 DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUDICI di DIMM 3B Bank 3 Li DIMM 3A Bank 3
82. heat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this tem perature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux SDIII is used to notify the user of certain system events For if the system is running low on virtual Chapter 1 Introduction memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementatio
83. highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Conde Redrecter tested Va eous fep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Se J Nane VolunmS RAID Level RAIDS Par ity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity B8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See Note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe siz
84. hree drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only D 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press Enter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system b
85. icates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI is for the X7DBR 8 only 5 For Compact Card to work properly please enable JCF1 by putting cap on it and connect JWF1 to a power supply 6 SE8C is a connector specially designed for 2U riser cards only It supports PCI Express cards through special 2U riser cards only 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DBR 8 X7DBR i Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master Slave Select On Master JI2C1 JI2C2 SMBBus to PCI E Slots Off Disabled JPA1 X7DBR 8 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term En Off Enabled X7DBR 8 JPG1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector Aux PWR CPU PWR 12V 4 PWR JWP2 12V 8 pin PWR JPW3 Buzzer Internal Speaker Chassis Intrusion JL1 gt Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 COM1 JCOM1 COM2 JCOM2 Serial Port Connectors Compact PWR JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector Used if JCF1 is on DA1 DA2 SCSI Channel A B Activity LED Indicators See Chapt 2 DIMM 1A DIMM 4D Memory DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD Slots FAN 1 5 Fans 1 5 CPU Fans Chassis Fans Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP CTRL JF 1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet
86. ing So BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before sy
87. initions Definition Pin Definition 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 the moth erboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the sys tem See the table on the right for pin definitions for connector JPW1 For the 8 pin PWR JPW3 please refer 3 3V 12V COM PS ON COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V COM 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V to the item listed below Required Connection Processor Power Connector 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU Pins Definition PWR connector at JPW3 must also me Gand be connected to your power supply Sand 42V See the table on the right for pin Required Connection definitions 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions DIMM 4D Bank 4 54 1 DIMM 4C Bank 4 Pins Definition E DIMM 4B Bank 4 KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 bu ran 1 through 4 Ground n DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt DIMM 3C Bank 3 Jui 5 through 8 12V 8 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Ed
88. ious screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicat ing released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before do
89. ite Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations 4 9 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for P
90. ive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Yes No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array Selected Dr ives 8 5138001395 74 368 81 HD 4B5D BBFLf 1 09 860 82 HD 48GD BBFLA2 53 B6B 83 HDC HD 748GD BBFLR1 53 86B 5 HDC HO 4HGD BHF LA b9 8GB 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays eesSelect drives to create Array Pr Drives BE i 5738001385 4 HD74HED HHFLRT WDC HD74HCD BHFLRI 69 BCB WDC HD74BGD PBFLR 9 060 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID
91. l ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000P Chipset the ESB2 Controller Hub provides the subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec s Se rial ATA SATA Host Controller which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Six Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations T
92. le the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Wr
93. lling and Removing DIMMs j EEE n D Rel ak Note Notch krea SUPER X7DBR 8 i should align cj with the Oo n ES ea E E 1 I 1 0 oe SS receptive point on the slot 4 Notch the bottom To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the re lease tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab 2 7 Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot j Release Tab SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports
94. me of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU I
95. memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Boot Features 4 7 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Setto Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error messages even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button
96. ment Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set ti
97. message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error
98. most attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 02 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual X7DBR 8 only 1 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132
99. n that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that dail
100. ng array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit Enter as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here amine rays aH d H Dont igure E H Hrite ticia Stripe Size HH STEHT Dra Hu HE LT EHUB H3 Er EE 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 13 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl and lt R gt to rebuild anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warnin
101. nitialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an addi tional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions
102. nk 3 jupe Upon a DIMM 3B Bank 3 955 DIMM 3A Bank 3 T DIMM 2D Bank 2 CPU1 9 DIMM 2C Bank 2 amp DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 E DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 z 8 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 res CPU2 SUPER G X7DBR 8 i veras Fan T EEF Ear PCI X 133MHz 22915 JPG1E t Battery Ja ll s ES oy e South PXH V Bridge 8 CTRIR scsi JBT1 CTRLR 2 un 2 zs so BIOS sATA3 SATAS SMSO EMET B4 poean JcoM2 SO 100MHzZCR OR jaE3 4 DA1 2 22 PWR SMB Pin Definitions Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A PWR SMB B VGA Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWFR For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 Jumper Definition On Off Power On Power Off to work properly you will need to connect a power cable to JWFR first Refer to the board layout below for the location Unit Identification Switches There are two Unit Identification
103. nnel A 25 RST 59 RST B SCSI Channel B 26 MSG 60 MSG 2 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 63 REQ 30 l O 64 31 8 65 DB 8 Bn 32 DB 9 6 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 B 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 n SUPER X7DBR 8 i e O 6 oS o o HHH 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there ar
104. ntinue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the
105. o prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DBR 8 X7DBR i supports up to 64 GB fully buffered ECC DDR2 533 667 in 16 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 2 lt lt lt vee 4 DIMMs 2A 4A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 4A 8 DIMMs 1B 2A 2B 3B 4A 4B 10 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2 3B 4A 4B 12 DIMMs 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C 14 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 3B 4A 4B 4C 16 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C
106. o verify disk media Ren en Facteur Ia M ce de Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 5138901385 SATA Port 1 HDC WD748CD OBFLAL 27 88021 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for me dia defects Select Yes and hit Enter to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit lt Enter gt Jew u Run nen Facto Swe Hwe dn Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 SATA Port 1 WD74 CD B8FLAL 27 88027 1 5 Cb s Capacity 69 2 GButes This drive vill be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No D 18 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adapter RAID Configuration Utility gt Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to sele to exit default SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual D 2 Installing Intel s ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and Installing the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the s
107. ompleted the system will automatically re boot D 20 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items SUPERMICRO X7DBR Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct lt 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel 5000P Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset X7DBR Series Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers evv LLO H1 SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor lll 01114444444455 Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site bi SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with th
108. on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature ons Wake On Ring Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up aif Y DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main 5 x DIMM 4C E a a i Bank 4 PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 B WOL KB DIMM 4A Bank 4 FW WS r DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUIDLI DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jom DIMM 3A Bank 3 Q Bank 3 Fan1 DIMM 2D Bank 2 1 B DIMM 2C Bank 2 d DIMM 2B Bank 2 L DIMM 2A Bank 2 n DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 d DIMM 1B Bank 1 T DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i norn Brage Fand Pe pc x 133MHz LE s ane JPG1E Dn 5 E Battery ey a 8 8 8 gt South px Bridge A scsi 1 CTRLR CTRLR Da2 e 5
109. ons are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system
110. oot up press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt A gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility D 2 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X7DBR 8 X7DBR i offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in
111. or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i Image E E E ES mu E San Ee E L t a 134044 ese Note Ihe drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale k4 3 WE PWR pwi PWR PwR 4 DIMM 4C Bank 4 PUR MINA EM DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3D Bank 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2D Bank 2 CHUA DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 EBA PWR Fail JAR1 Bank3 ji oo w jo e N nk2 D PWLEDEPK CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i North Bridge JIC2 iuc m ium JPCIE1 2 n Compact Flash IDE2 SCSI JBT1 CTRLR un E PLI ls JPL2 Jna MES Mer aE Channel A U320 LVD SE Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 ind
112. ort Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers ATI ES1000 16MB Graphic Controller Super 1 0 Winbond W83627HG w Hardware Monitor support W83793G Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 13 68 L x 13 00 W 347 47mm x 330 2mm 1 7 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 e ISL6307 ISL6307 m d 1067 1333 1067 1333 n MT S MT S BRANCH1 BRANCHO x PCI EXP X8 m 1 PORT 1 1 I JECIRA CHNLO E 4 L T 9 MCH FBD CHNL1 9 amp 5 TT lt 5 PETES dos FBD CHNL2 2 zi 2 E PCI EXP X8 16 7 n x FBD CHNL3 a a m m m
113. pecific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you enton parameters o ard dis drive installed at thi Heads 11 connection Heads aes bea ard dis rive pecans installed here Sectors CD ROM a CD ROM driv is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive i installed here Maximum Capacity Maximum Capacity LBA Format Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit 1 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM ifa CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors Thi
114. persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cac
115. please go directly to Section C 2 Appendix D and Appendix E for Operating System amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the
116. reate Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear mm p we nep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option v05 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation 11 Rights Reserved D c Ji dil 8 M eqaRAr Conse Eb ya q15H992 H um RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity RAID1 Mirror Select Disks NA LR CB Create Uolune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type to go back to
117. ry Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature designed to work with Intel s I O AT Acceleration Technology will greatly enhance the performance of TOE devices if enabled Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of
118. s item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast 4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 5 SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The opti
119. stem BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72 76 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Manage
120. t this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following PECI Platform Environment Control Interface items PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan5 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa This option is to 3 pin fan to allow the fan speed to be controlled by voltage Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V2 NIC SEN 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS gt IPMI The option is available only when IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is
121. the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Corada Pedrechun Ebybnard Vew Meros fep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation Rights Reserved Nane Valun RAID Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity CB Create Volune Enter a string betueen 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is
122. the Secondary IDE Drive 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 reserved for Compact Flash Card use 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 only See the note below See the 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 table on the right for pin definitions 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 Note JIDE2 the white slot is reserved 19 Ground 20 Key for Compact Flash Card only Do not NNNM 2 use it for other devices If JIDE2 is 24 populated with Compact Flash Card 2 IOREK A Goni JIDE1 the blue slot will be available for gt iggurpy BAE one device only For the Compact Flash 55 EUG Card to work properly you will need to 32 10CS16 connect a power cable to JWF1 first 33 Addr1 35 36 Addr2 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground asr DIMM 4D Bank 4 C ATX Main pin 8 pin 3 z DIMM 4C Bank 4 MU EWR E DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 EWE n pall Ta r DIMM 3D Bank 3 DIMM 3C Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Joni A IDE 1 Li DIMM 3A Bank 3 r DIMM 2D Bank 2 cput B C t Flash Card y DIMM 2C Bank 2 vompac as DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 r DIMM 1D Bank 1 DIMM 1 Bank 1 di DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan CPU2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i norn sriage T eee E poix 133MHz pe Fang GLA
123. the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press Ctrl and A keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the Insert key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the Delete key to de select it D 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ain Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 4 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to
124. tivate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and
125. tor Enable Ground Drive Select B Ground Drive Select B Ground Motor Enable Ground DIR Ground STEP Ground Write Data Ground Write Gate Ground Track 00 Ground Write Protect d Ground Read Data Ground Side 1 Select Ground Diskette SUPERG X7DBR 8 i A Floppy Port E I O 00 1 il EDI SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual SIMSO Slot There is a SIM SO DIMM IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the location of SIMSO slot Zero Channel RAID Card Slot There is a Zero Channel RAID Card Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the location of the ZCR card socket ar DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATX Main SINEP 53 DIMM 4C Bank 4 P PWR E DIMM 4B Bank 4 fo Ke DIMM 4A Bank 4 m Elea ri DIMM 3D B
126. tting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the J gt icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Item S
127. ult available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms Enable Disable Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the B ue oth Jumpers Definition port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled A 3rd PWR Fail oF B VGA Enabled DIMM 4D Bank 4 ATXMain Bin E pmm a i EN re y DIMM 4C Bank 4 di DIMM 4B Bank 4 SN KB T DIMM 4A Bank 4 1 4 ie r DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID USB DIMM 3C Bank 3 JUD D JOH1 di E 3B Bank 3 or IMM Bank 3 Far r DIMM 2D Bank 2 y DIMM 2C Bank 2 f DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 rl DIMM 1D Bank 1 E DIMM 1C Bank 1 Hl DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan 2 SUPER X7DBR 8 i hern Brage Fan EF PCi
128. ured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots To install memory modules begin with Branch 1 then Branch 2 and so on see Page 2 6 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Techni cal Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro
129. use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit Enter as shown below anage firrays reate td Delete Hotspare Con iqure Drives D 5 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press Insert Select drives for Configuring 5 Drivess HDC 074850 69 258 HDC HD 486D B8FLf2 69 26B HDC HD748CD BBFLRI 69 26B HDC HD 4865D HBFLAZ 69 2GB 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box Select drives for Configuring Selected Drives AA 5138081385 74 501 HDC KI a GY Zbl AS MIC KD 4ACD BAFLAL 69 208 AS 7 AN 200 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt D 6 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below Leeson We Fade Mes O WARNING Configuring drives will write Array Information on to the selected drives Dr
130. ve controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bidirectional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and space resources of the Super I O can flexibl
131. which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit ANSI 100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPEROX7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on P 4 19 or on P 4 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70
132. x 133MHz nal 2919 fe iL cB CR o 5 lt Li South PXH V Bridge m scsi lt 29 CTRLR pA2 Q un 8 E PPL 3 E Bios gt SMSO 4 pen awr 10002 SO 100MHzZCR1 2 4 2 27 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manu Bus to PCI Slots 1 2 JI C1 JI C2 allow you to enable Bus to PCI X PCI E slots See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Disabled Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card orthe Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location al Bus to PCI Slots Jumper Settings Jumper Definition 1 2 Enabled Disabled De fault Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary
133. y LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must beqnabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation lt is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DBR 8 X7DBR i can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 4 pin and the 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk dri
134. y adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handlin
135. you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below Array Array Label Array Size Stripe Size 64KI Create RAID Vila No Ini Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing Ctrl and lt gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build
136. z uc uc m JPG1E I Battery South PXH V Bridge Compact Flash JPA3E_ JPA2E 1 IDE1 Floppy VGA CTRLR SCSI JBT1 a CTRLR EPL ER so Bos E sATA3 SATAS SMSO BA JcoM2 SO 100MHzZCR wj 6 4 2 21 0320 LVD SE SCSI Chann B U320 LVD SI Channel A DA1 SUPERO X7DBR 8 X7DBR i User s Manual Power SMB I C Connector Power SMB I C Connector J17 monitors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions Connector connector J15 is located next tothe GLAN2 portonthe IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location j DIMM 4D Bank 4 sir 1 5 x DIMM 4C Bank 4 E DIMM 4B Bank 4 KB DIMM E 4A Bank 4 E rai E DIMM 3D Bank 3 lt UID Switch E DIMM 3C Ba

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